Elementary Schools in Riverside School District

Summary:

The Riverside School District in Arkansas is home to two elementary schools: Riverside West Elementary School and Riverside East Elementary School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade in the Riverside community.

Riverside West Elementary School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 50.6% of Riverside West students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.4% for the district and 34.7% for the state. Riverside West also has a higher statewide ranking, placing in the top 30% of Arkansas elementary schools in recent years.

In contrast, Riverside East Elementary School has a lower statewide ranking, placing in the bottom 40-50% of schools. Riverside East also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (77.24%) compared to Riverside West (64.09%), indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage. Despite the higher spending per student at Riverside East ($9,866 compared to $8,068 at Riverside West), the school's academic performance does not appear to be on par with its counterpart.

District Detail

2006 Highway 18 Suite C
Lake City, AR 72437

(870) 237-4329

SchoolDigger Rank:
144^th of 250 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 789

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)					ATLAS Reading (2025)					ATLAS Mathematics (2025)					ATLAS Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 West State Street	Caraway	72419	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 482-3351	147	11	13.0	73.5%	137 (93.2%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	46.9	278^th of 495 public elementary schools	43.8%		39.9	316^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.4%	38	30.4	38.1	31.3	44.0	36.5	30.4	33.3	31.3	48.0	36.5	8.6	28.6	25.0	24.0	21.2	34.7	38.1	31.3	52.0	40.0	$14,355	$3,260	$11,095
Riverside West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Highway 18	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-8222	300	22	13.8	55.0%	271 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	69.7	142^nd of 495 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.2	161^st of 497 public elementary schools	67.6%	19	60.0	57.5	37.9	42.5	50.6	53.4	57.5	31.0	45.0	48.0	37.7	40.0	24.1	42.5	37.0	64.4	57.5	20.6	37.5	47.4	$10,182	$1,269	$8,913

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo Island Central School District	9.02 mi	2	91^st
East Poinsett County School District	10.23 mi	3	138^th
Trumann School District	11.4 mi	4	224^th
Bay School District	12.47 mi	2	170^th
Manila School District	13.35 mi	2	121^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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